HP DesignJet Z6100 PS A0 User Manual

the need to handle the test print, provides repeatable drying times, and allows fast measurements with
precise electromechanical positioning of the spectrophotometer over the color patch. This provides
unprecedented ease of use and matches or exceeds the performance of more expensive offline, handheld
profiling systems.
A summary of the color-management process
To get the accurate and consistent  colors that you want, follow these steps for each paper type that you
use.
1 . If the printer does not...

NOTE:You can perform all three operations in se quence, as shown. You can also choose to
start with or stop after any of the three oper ations. However, color calibration is performed
automatically after you add a new paper type.
Color calibration
Your printer uses color calibration to produce consis tent colors with the specific printheads, inks, and
paper type that you are using, and in your particul ar environmental conditions. After color calibration,
you can expect to get identical prints from any...

You can start color calibration in the following ways:
●From the printer alert that recommends calibration
● From the HP Color Center: select  Calibrate Your Printer
● From the front panel: select the 
 icon, and then select  Image quality maintenance  >
Calibrate color
After launching calibration, the process is fully au tomatic and can be performed unattended after you
have loaded appropriate paper. The pape r must be at least 24 inches wide.
The process takes about 8 minutes and consists of the...

The process takes about 15 to 20 minutes and consists of the following steps.
1 . A profiling test chart is printed, which contains pat
ches of each ink used in your printer. Unlike a
calibration test chart, most of th e patches contain combinations of ink.
NOTE:To use a longer drying time, instruct the HP Color Center to create the test chart
without creating a profile (Windows: select  Print target only; Mac OS: select Print ICC
profiling chart ). Later, when the chart is completely  dry, restart the...

If the paper that you are using is not listed, or if you cannot find a paper type that resembles yours closely
enough, you can define a new type. See 
Use non-HP paper on page 47 . The printer then calibrates itself
for use with that paper, after which you  can return to installing the ICC profile.
After you have selected the paper typ e, browse to the file that contains the ICC profile to use with your
printer and paper. Normally, ICC profile file names en d in the extension “.icc” (for International...

●Perform an automated CMYK profiling when your prin
ter is driven by a Raster Image Processor (RIP)
for accurate digital prints and proofs.
● Edit your profiles easily and visually for ultimate color control.
Color-management options
The aim of color management is to reproduce colors as
 accurately as possible on all devices, so that when
you print an image, you see very similar colors as  when you view the same image on your monitor.
The following are two basic app roaches to color management:
●...

You can adjust the colors of your print in similar ways In Windows and Mac OS:
●In the Windows driver:  click the Color tab, and then select  Print in color. Make sure that
the  Advanced Color Adjustments  check box is selected, and then click the  Settings button.
● In the Mac OS Print dialog box:  select the Color options  panel, and then select  CMYK
Settings.
In either operating system, you can make adjustments  by using the black slider and the three color sliders.
●Use the black slider to make the...

Black point compensation can be specified in the following ways:
●With a Windows PostScript printer driver: click the  Color tab, and then select  Black point
compensation .
● With a Mac OS printer driver: select the  Color Options panel, and then select  Black point
compensation .
● Through the Embedded Web Server: select the  Submit Job page, and then select  Color > Black
point compensation .
● On the front panel: select the 
 icon, and then select  Printing preferences  > Color
options  > Black point...

HP Professional PANTONE* Emulation takes into account the characteristics of the printer and the paper
type. The results look as similar to the original PANT ONE* colors as is possible on a given printer using
a given paper type. This technology  is designed to produce emulations that are similar to those that
prepress professionals establish.
To use HP Professional PANTONE* Emulation, just turn it on.
● With the Windows PostScript printer driver: click the  Color tab, and then select  HP Professional...

Color emulation modes
If you want to print a particular print job and to see approximately the same colors that you would get
from printing the same job on a different HP Design jet series printer, use the printers emulation mode.
NOTE:Color emulations do  not apply to TIFF and JPEG jobs.
●
In the Windows driver: click the Color  tab, select Printer Managed Colors , and then select
Printer Emulation  from the Source profile  drop-down menu. Then select from the Emulated
printer  drop-down menu.
● In the...